Senators on Wednesday, September 4 lauded the efforts of authorities, particularly Indonesian police force, for the successful apprehension of former mayor Alice Guo. “I hail the arrest of Alice Guo in Indonesia. She can now be brought to justice and, hopefully, also shed light on illegal POGO...
Officials of the Department of Education(DepEd) are still accountable over how Vice President Sara Duterte utilized the P112-million confidential fund of the agency in 2023, Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros said on Tuesday, September 3. Hontiveros pointed this out after DepEd...
Marawi Compensation Board (MCB) chairperson lawyer Maisara Dandamun-Latiph expressed the need for more plantilla positions in a bid to expedite the processing and issuance of claims to the victim-survivors of the Marawi siege. Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros presides over the Finance...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, September 2 called for the strict implementation of the newly-enacted Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) law. Hontiveros made the call following the reported rescue of nearly 100 Indonesian nationals during a recent raid done by law enforcement...
Law enforcement authorities should heed President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s directive of a complete shutdown of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country which has been proven detrimental to society, Senate Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros said. ...
For Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros, the discovery of having not just two Alice Guo, but also the existence of two Shiela Guo is alarming. Hontiveros pointed this out on Wednesday, August 28 following the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) discovery that Shiela Leal Guo...
The Senate on Tuesday, August 27 approved on third and final reading the bill amending certain provisions in the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said passage into law of Senate Bill No. 2620 would pave the way for a mandated lower premium contribution...
Senators on Tuesday, August 27 took turns grilling Shiela Guo, sister of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, on how she and her siblings fled the Philippines. But Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa blew his top after Shiela narrated a sketchy story and told him that she thought she...
Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo fled the Philippines by boat. Shiela Leal Guo, sister of former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, made her first appearance at the Senate hearing on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. (Senate PRIB photo) Her sibling Shiela Leal Guo confirmed this during the...
(Risa Hontiveros' Facebook) Senator Risa Hontiveros called out as "fake" the photos of her and dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo wherein they were made to look like friends. "Wala akong kaibigan na pekeng Pilipino. 🤨 (I don't have a...
Senators on Thursday, August 22 expressed confidence that the long arm of the law will eventually catch up with dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo or Guo Hua Ping. “I firmly believe that Guo Hua Ping would not be able to evade accountability for the numerous crimes she has committed....
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros will lead the Senate subcommittee tasked to look into the “escape” of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo. This, after Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, newly-elected head of the committee on justice and human...
